Work location : Kinki district - Kyoto
Date of publication : 2024/06/05
D124060187
Doshisha University
Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education
Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
One Limited-term Contract Teaching Position, Beginning April 2025. English Course Section, Faculty of Global Communications, Doshisha University
Work content and job description
Courses:
1) General English courses for all undergraduate faculties in the university;
2) Major courses for the Faculty of Global Communications
Responsibilities:
1)Teaching load: A minimum of 8 classes per week, spread over five days
2)Administrative responsibilities: Involvement in curriculum design and planning; materials development; counselling for course registration; participation in designated committees; entrance exam development, proctoring, and scoring; contributions to Doshisha’s international exchange programs; PR activities for recruiting new students (including demonstration lessons at some university events)
Assigned department
Existing departments
Faculty of Global Communications
Job type
Research field
Wages
Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary : 3 million yen ~
Salary will be approximately:
<35-year-old full professor> 6.40 million 〜
<30-year-old associate professor> 5.21 million 〜
<24-year-old assistant professor> 3.75 million 〜
* The above salaries do not include individual benefits.
Basic salary (monthly), FY2023 results
full professor) 40-year-old 517,800yen, 45-year-old 590,700yen, 50-year-old 644,000yen
associate professor)35-year-old 437,600yen, 40-year-old 516,000yen, 45-year-old 575,900yen
assistant professor) 30-year-old 354,200yen, 35-year-old 435,300yen, 40-year-old 501,400yen
Working hours
Common to all Job Types
Working hours :09:00-21:40
Overtime and other explanations :
Teaching and working hours will fall between 09:00-21:40 during weekdays.
You may be requested to teach classes and participate in committee work on Saturdays.
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Master
Holder of a Master’s degree or above in the area of English language education (TESOL), applied linguistics, or a related academic field
Description
1)First language is English
2)Holder of a Master’s degree or above in the area of English language education (TESOL), applied linguistics, or a related academic field
3)At least three years’ English teaching experience at the university level
4)Sufficient Japanese proficiency for general administrative tasks
5)Resident of the Kinki area of Japan during the contract period
6)At least two academic publications
Employment Type
Common to all Job Types
Regular employee
Contract period
Common to all Job Types
Nontenured - Non-tenure track
5 years
The mandatory retirement age of this faculty is 65.
Probationary period absent
Work location
Compensation
Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Bonus : available
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Others : Benefits include health insurance (administered by the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan).
Supplementary explanation of compensation
・Salary, research funds, working hours and holidays are clearly stated in the Doshisha University Regulations.
Application Considerations
Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)
N/A
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/04/01
Starting date : 2025/04/01
Application period
2024/06/05~2024/08/05 Deadline for receipt
Application materials must arrive by 5 p.m.(JST), Monday, August 5, 2024, via registered mail (kakitome) or commercial parcel delivery (takuhaibin).
Application method
Application documents (specified forms)
Attached documents
Other Mailing Documents
1)Curriculum Vitae (履歴書, rirekisho), a list of academic publications (業績書, gyosekisho), and a list of previous work experience within Doshisha schools (職務経歴報告書, shokumukeireki-houkokusho) [if not applicable, please write “NA” or “なし” in the form]. The necessary forms can be downloaded from above.
2)One offprint/copy of each of two academic publications, with either an abstract or a 300-word summary in English for each publication
3)Statement in English (about 1,000 words), explaining the reason for applying, including personal philosophy/comments regarding teaching methods
4)Names and contact information of two references (affiliation, phone number, e-mail address)
5)Copy of either Master’s degree certificate or Doctorate certificate
6)Copy of TESOL diploma/certificate (if available)
7)Copy of document(s) certifying qualification at a certain level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) or similar measurement of Japanese proficiency (if available)
Return of application documents
・Application materials cannot be returned.
・Application materials will be retained by the Faculty of Global Communications and will be safely disposed of after the selection. Personal information will not be used for purposes other than the selection, according to the Protection of Personal Information Law of Japan.
Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
610-0394
Kyoto 1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe
Professor Akira Ise, Dean, Faculty of Global Communications, Doshisha University
* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
1)After receipt of initial application materials, requests may be made for additional items.
2)We may request to see original degree certificates/diplomas.
3)Upon completion of initial screening procedures, final candidates will be interviewed in both English and Japanese and may be asked to give a demonstration lesson.
4)For those candidates who are requested to come to Doshisha for an interview, partial funding for transportation costs may be available according to the Faculty’s regulations regarding such funding.
Notification of result
・Candidates will be directly notified of the results upon completion of the process.
Contact details
Doshisha University
Office for Faculty of Global Communications
NAGASAWA, Yoshiyuki
jt-gcjm@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
For inquiry regarding this recruitment, please e-mail: jt-gcjm@mail.doshisha.ac.jp
Notes
Please make certain to notify and receive permission from referees in advance.